§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what research projects are being carried out in the Trent regional health authority into the pattern of general
National Health Service staff in post in England Qualified staff—by regional health authority Occupational therapists and speech therapists at 30 September of each year 1 Whole-time equivalent Region 1979 1984 1988 Occupational therapists Speech therapists Occupational therapists Speech therapists Occupational therapists Speech therapists Northern 100 80 130 120 230 160 Yorkshire 160 110 240 130 340 170 Trent 200 120 370 200 550 250 East Anglia 130 70 200 100 250 110 North West Thames 230 140 290 180 340 270 North East Thames 200 100 300 200 370 250 South East Thames 200 140 260 180 320 250 South West Thames 200 120 250 150 320 190 Wessex 170 70 240 100 320 130 Oxford 190 90 240 110 300 140 South Western 200 100 300 150 410 200 West Midlands 220 150 290 210 420 260 Mersey 130 60 180 90 250 110 North Western 160 130 270 210 400 230 London post-graduate special health authorities 50 30 50 20 50 20 England 2,530 1,510 3,610 2,150 4,870 2,730 Source: Department of Health (SMI3) Annual Census of NHS Non-Medical Manpower.
1All figures are indpendently rounded to the nearest ten (10) whole-time equivalent.